Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes
Press release 23rd edition du Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes
The 23rd edition of the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes in Charleville-Mézières will take place from Friday, September 19, to Sunday, September 28, 2025. A major event in puppetry and the performing arts, it will bring together over 80 French and international companies.
This year, artists from Bangladesh, Canada, China, Chile, the United States, Iran, Israel, and Taiwan will take over the city’s theaters, halls, and public spaces. A special Baltic focus will highlight creations from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (Latvia Puppet Theatre, Kaunas Puppet Theatre, Vilnius Theatre Lele…), alongside the rich diversity of French and European puppetry.
Among the 80 performances in the official program, notable participants include Plexus Polaire – Yngvild Aspeli, Kaori Ito, Les Anges au Plafond, L’Étendue – Renaud Herbin, Théâtre du Mouvement – Claire Heggen, Point Fixe – Christian Hecq & Valérie Lesort, Le Printemps du Machiniste, Lone Wolf Tribe, Hotel Modern, Gare Centrale – Agnès Limbos, Blick Théâtre, Moussoux-Bonté, and Compagnie Trois-6ix-Trente – Bérangère Vantusso.
As in every edition, a playful and festive program, accessible to all, will take place on Place Ducale, featuring major events at both the opening and closing of the Festival.
Graphic design
The poster for the 2025 Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes in Charleville-Mézières: a hymn to creativity, joy and celebration!
In an explosion of colours and shapes, the puppeteer’s hand occupies the centre of the composition, like an essential guide in this fairytale world. Each thread pulled by the hand seems to be woven from the very essence of the show, linking the artist and his work, and symbolising the magic of puppet theatre. The poster invites us on a journey where the unexpected and the extraordinary meet, while paying tribute to the primordial role of the puppeteer, this magician of invisible strings, without whom nothing would exist. The strange shapes that emerge from this composition, a hybrid mix of mysterious-looking flowers and humanised balloons, echo the multiple worlds of object theatre, suggesting the countless facets of the art of puppetry.
Creation : My fish is fresh
